We also thank the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health for agreeing to waive any copyright claims arising from the first edition of the review, thereby facilitating sponsorship of this updated edition by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

A note on terminology: Throughout this review, the terms 'Indigenous Australians' and 'Aboriginal Australians' are used interchangeably. Strictly speaking, the former term has a broader connotation, in that it includes indigenous peoples of the Torres Strait Islands as well as those of the Australian mainland and Tasmania, whereas 'Aboriginal Australians' excludes Torres Strait Islanders.